Uncategorized franziska | 30 Sep 2010
Will and I worked with a diabetes support group at the Longmont Hospital on Tuesday night and it was a very rewarding and encouraging experience. People can be so helpful to one another and we can never shut ourselves off to others insights, experiences and knowledge. The experience along with my crazy week made me [...]
eating out franziska | 29 Sep 2010
I heard about a restaurant in Boulder claiming to offer healthy fast food. The place is called Modmarket and offers pizzas, sandwiches, soups and salads. The locally owned and operated eatery offers a rotating seasonal menu with a focus on simple whole ingredients and uses local products whenever possible plus their pizza dough in whole grain! They also offer [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 28 Sep 2010
I am sorry I have not blogged yet this week. Work has been super crazy and I have been going from 6 am until 9 and the week just started! Tonight I am off to support Will as he co-leads a diabetes support group at the Longmont Hospital. I will get back to regular posts [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 24 Sep 2010
I have a steamy post for today and one I have been thinking of writing for awhile. We all have heard of “sexy” foods, ones we are told to be aphrodisiacs or ones that are a bit seductive when eating. There is a lot of information out there, some scientific and some almost mythical so I thought [...]
eating more vegetables&fruit &favorite food items franziska | 23 Sep 2010
I have been eating a lot of Swiss chard lately. It is in season right now in Colorado and a local farm near my house is supplying nearby grocery stores – yeah ! I have always loved Swiss Chard but most of my recipes I use it in are fairly easy & quick but not [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 21 Sep 2010
The day has been so full of meetings that I am just sitting down now to catch up on email etc . I was thinking today as I was sitting in a lunch meeting with lots of Chinese food including sesame chicken and egg rolls, how to limit portion sizes in buffet settings and how [...]
Chocolate &favorite food items franziska | 20 Sep 2010
I love to bake and since my oven is fixed I was able to bake cookies over the weekend. In the past my modifications have included using Orignial Smart Balance (healthier fat) to replace butter and use whole grains (whole wheat flour and oats). Plus I only use 1/2 of the chocolate chips; instead of 2 [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 16 Sep 2010
Today I have had projects and meeting back to back and just found a couple minutes to grab a bite to eat. Leftover Wheat Berry Woldorf salad (had to freeze leftovers last week – the recipe made a ton! Its still quite tasty ) and Greek yogurt with an organic white peach – mmmm. I have [...]
health tips franziska | 15 Sep 2010
As I mentioned on Monday, I attended a sleep lecture on sleeping efficiently and sleeping well presented by a sleep doctor at the University of Colorado Denver. Here are some of the main take home tips: Sleep is a mandatory activity not an optional one when you have time. (We need to prioritize) Figure out [...]
favorite food items &fiber franziska | 14 Sep 2010
Things have been a bit crazy this week so far and easy dinners have been a must. I have been adding canned black beans to almost all of my dinners lately and just finished a cup of curry lentil soup from Udis so I thought I would discuss the amazing benefits from eating beans. First [...]
